Loveland mom’s search for kids continues

It has been 92 days since Jackie Ives of Loveland last saw her three children.

The last thing she heard them say was, “I love you, Mommy!”

Jackie Ives is still searching for her missing children and believes her estranged husband may occasionally visit Greeley and Weld County. She doesn’t want the community to forget that her children are still gone.

store, where Donald Ives met Jackie Ives for an arranged custodial visit on Feb. 26. The children were supposed to be dropped off at the same location the next morning, but they never showed up.

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“I called the police

five minutes after they were supposed to be there,” said Jackie Ives. “If they were going to be late, my oldest would have called.”

Sgt. Bob Rabson of the Loveland Police Department said an arrest warrant has been obtained for Donald Ives for a violation of a custody order.

The children have been spotted numerous times along the Front Range,

from Lyons to Wellington.

“We want people to be good witnesses and call the police if they see they vehicle or the children,” said Rabson. “Don’t get directly involved.”

An initial phone call and letter that

Jackie Ives received from her husband were both from Greeley. She has also received two letters postmarked in Limon and Wellington.

The couple was in the midst of a divorce when Donald Ives took the children. He has since pleaded with Jackie Ives to drop the divorce so they can be a family once again. Jackie Ives said she won’t do that.

In the minimal contact that Jackie Ives has with her estranged husband, he’s told her that the kids go the movies, to the park and are out doing things. He also told her that the youngest, Teagan, broke her arm and had to be taken to the hospital.

“I hope that someone sees them and calls 911,” said Jackie Ives.

The children have friends and family that have been left behind at home. They also have pets that their mother has taken care of for them.

Donald Ives and his three children — ages 5, 9 and 13 — may still be in Colorado. Ives is thought to be driving a red 2000 Ford F150 with an extended cab and license plate “SAMSONS” or “047-HAO.”

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Donald Ives is 39 with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 6-foot-3 and weighs 250 pounds. He is usually wearing gold-tinted sunglasses.

Teagan Ives, 5, is a white female with blond hair and blue eyes. She is 3-foot-6 and weighs 60 pounds. She has a mole under her chin, an extra tooth on the top left side, and a crooked top front tooth.

Samson Ives, 9, is a white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 4-foot-6 and weighs 102 pounds. He has two moles on his neck, one on he right shoulder blade, and a scar on his left forearm.

Tatiana Ives, 13, is a white female with brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5-foot-3 and weighs 105 pounds. She has an overbite, stained front teeth, and a birthmark under her left nostril.

If you have any information on this case, call the Loveland Police Department at (970) 962-2274 or 911.